Woman fires shot at intruder

Staff reports

Updated 8:20 pm, Wednesday, October 3, 2012

BRIDGEPORT -- A local woman said she fired a shot at a man who broke into her aunt's North Avenue home early Wednesday morning.

The 27-year-old woman, who asked that her name not be used, said she is not sure if she hit the intruder. "We and the police looked around the apartment and we didn't see any bullet holes in the walls," she said.

Police said they are investigating the incident.

According to the woman, she was staying overnight in her aunt's home when around 2 a.m. she hear a noise in the kitchen.

"I grabbed my gun and went to see what the noise was and I saw this man standing in the kitchen," she related. She said she yelled at the man and he began coming towards her. "So I fired a shot at him," she said.